The 2016 IFAF U-19 World Championship was an international

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tournament for junior teams (19 years and under) that took place at

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from June 29 to July 10. This is the first time that

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has hosted an international American football

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. Teams were split into higher and lower groups by

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. Three teams from higher seeded group and one team from lower seeded group would advance to the

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Participants and seeding

*1. *2. *3. *4. *5. *6. *7. Germany qualified for the championship but did not attend.

Matches

''Game 1'' ''Game 2'' ''Game 3'' ''Game 4'' ''Game 5'' ''Game 6'' ''Game 7'' ''Game 8 (semi-final)'' ''Game 9 (semi-final)'' ''Game 10 (5th-place game)'' ''Game 11 (3rd-place game)'' ''Game 12 (final)''

References

External links

Official website
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IFAF The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) is the international governing body of gridiron associations. The IFAF oversees the IFAF World Championship of American Football, which is held every four years. The IFAF became a prov ...